Posted on October 16, 2008Is a Career in Independent Consulting Right for Me?
Independent consulting sounds like a glamorous, flexible career path. This can be true, but it also takes a certain mindset to be successful in independent consulting. Determine if you really have what it takes to be a successful independent...
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Posted on October 16, 2008Top 10 Tips for New Consultants and Freelancers
Shorten your learning curve by utilizing these top ten tips to boost your new consulting business. It takes some consultants years to learn these valuable lessons the hard way, but you can have an inside advantage over your competition by following...
Posted on October 1, 2008Creating a Brand Identity as an Independent Consultant
Your brand identity is your professional image, and you want it to be positive. Pay attention to the seemingly small details that could be making a big impact on your image.
Posted on September 24, 2008Launch a Successful Home-Based Career as a Technical or Marketing Writer
Do you dream of having a flexible work-at-home career as a writer? Use your background in marketing or your technical expertise to build your own successful business as a technical or marketing writer.
Posted on September 24, 2008Create Winning Proposals to Land Consulting Deals
Use this outline for a business proposal as a guide to creating impressive business proposals that will close consulting deals.
Posted on September 20, 2008Outsourcing 101 for the Small Business
Whether you've got too much work to handle or you're burnt out from handling the administrative details of running your small business, learn how to stay focused on your core activities. By outsourcing tasks that are not core revenue-generating...
Posted on September 11, 2008A Consultant's Guide to Understanding Business Insurance
As an independent consultant, you'll need to carry a few types of business insurance. Learn to understand the different types of business insurance so you know what you need to protect your business.
Posted on September 9, 2008Reducing Your Tax Liability for Independent Consultants
Going into business can mean paying more taxes, unless you utilize proven strategies that can help to reduce your tax liability.
Posted on August 10, 2008A New Breed of Work-at-Home Moms
It's not all or nothing for moms anymore. There are new work trends emergin that allow moms to use their professional experience and business success to have a successful career while still being home with their children.
Posted on July 29, 2008Alternative Science Careers
Opportunities abound for freelancers in the sciences. Find out how you can maximize your earning potential as an independent consultant.
Posted on July 16, 2008Tax Tips for the Self-Employed
Tax management can be time consuming, confusing and frustrating. These tips will help you develop an organized and easy-to-manage system.
Posted on July 12, 2008Developing an Invoicing System
Unless you're an accountant, invoicing your clients and keeping organized records is probably not one of your favorite business activities. If you're like most of us, we tend to put those tedious tasks on the back-burner, and usually end up wasting...
Posted on July 7, 2008Freelancers: It's Time to Give Yourself a Raise
One of the biggest challenges associated with a freelance career is the time required to keep our businesses running smoothly. We spend a good portion of our time marketing ourselves, invoicing our clients, and managing our taxes, which we don't get...
Posted on July 4, 2008Contractor and Employee Misclassification Risk: New developments in proposed legislation and their p
For many years now, an economic problem involving the misclassification of employees has existed. The issue began primarily in the construction, agricultural and other day-labor type of industries. This trend has since migrated into big business and...
Posted on July 4, 2008How To Start A Consulting Business
Starting your own consulting business can be one of the most challenging but rewarding entrepreneurial endeavors an individual can embark on. If you have a great deal of expertise in your field and your skills are highly sought after, then you might...
Posted on July 4, 2008Managing Reimbursable Business Expenses For Independent Consultants
Working as an independent consultant provides a variety of challenges for even the most organized of individuals. Among these challenges is managing finances, especially in the area of reimbursable business expenses. When one works for a company,...
Posted on July 4, 2008Steps to a Successful Freelance Career
Current economic conditions are tough, and many professionals are considering making the leap to independent consulting to avoid the dangers of being downsized by a large corporation. Going freelance can be scary for a number of reasons, but there...
Posted on June 12, 2008Health Benefit Options for Freelancers and Independent Consultants
Freelance workers, independent consultants and independent contractors enjoy many advantages. Their schedules are flexible, they set their own agenda, and with a little planning, they can take extended time off. However, while these benefits can...
Posted on June 12, 2008The Baby Boomer Brain Drain, Hiring Back Retired Workers Safely
With 77 million baby boomers reaching retirement, and half of the middle to upper management in this country reaching retirement age in the next five years, our country is soon to lose many of its most experienced workers. By 2015, it is estimated...
Posted on June 12, 2008Contractor Reclassification Risk- Are You Misclassifying Your Workers?
The process of misclassifying workers, or treating workers as independent contractors when they should be considered employees, is a serious problem. The situation is a particular problem in the IT field and other "white collar" professions....
Posted on May 4, 2008Independent Consultants-Have You Considered an Umbrella Company?
Many independent consultants and independent contractors grow their business completely unaware of how an umbrella company can work for them. Freelancers and other self-employed individuals utilize their own talents to find clients and manage the...
Posted on May 4, 2008Options to Find Health Insurance for Freelancers
One of the most difficult aspects of being a freelancer is finding health insurance. Those who are newly self-employed may never have purchased their own health insurance before, and some are taken by surprise by the high cost of keeping a family...
Posted on May 4, 2008When Do You Have to Incorporate and What is Involved?
Incorporation is one of any number of ways to structure a business. These include a limited liability company, an S-corporation and a C-corporation. Each structure has benefits and drawbacks, and it is important to decide which type of corporation...
Posted on May 4, 2008Self-Incorporation: Is it Right For Me?
Many businesses can benefit from incorporation. The main benefit of incorporation for most businesses is that it shields the business owner from lawsuits and protects their assets in the event that the company is the target of a lawsuit. Because the...
Posted on May 4, 2008How an Independent Consultant can get Business Insurance
One challenge with freelancing and independent consultant work that you may not have considered is securing business insurance. Business insurance will protect you and your business against unfortunate mistakes and mishaps. There are a number of...
Posted on May 4, 2008Advantages of W-2 Employment
There are some reasons an individual would choose self-employment over working for someone else, but not everyone is willing to take on the problems and stress of owning a business. For some, the notion of running every aspect of a company is more...
Posted on May 4, 2008Tips To Keep Your Home Business Organized
If you have a home business, getting yourself organized should be a priority. Lack of planning and organization reduces productivity, increases stress, and strains working and personal relationships. Precious work time can be lost while searching for...
Posted on April 16, 2008Why Freelance? The Advantages Of W-2 Versus 1099
The term "freelance" comes from the works of Sir Walter Scott and refers to traveling knights offering their services in battle to noblemen for a fee. This colorful designation is now used for independent contractors who offer their services to...
Posted on April 16, 2008Important Tax Information For Independent Contractors
Being your own boss is certainly rewarding, but few people think about the extra work of preparing invoices and tax forms. Independent contractors need to be aware that being independent of the client company is a special tax situation, and they will...
